President Fernandez is thinking about his speech tonight in yesterday's inaugural of the Justice Ministers' Conference.
SANTO DOMINGO.- There’s anxiety among industrialists, business leaders, retailers, political parties and other sectors, with the measures president Leonel Fernandez will announce tonight on saving energy, electricity and fuels, to deal with the rise in the price of oil and food.
In tonight’s televised press conference slated for 7:30 p.m. in the National Palace the Head of State, in the presence of media directors, local journalists and the foreign press, "the backdrop prepared for a live television program, where each of the panel guests will have a turn to make their question.”
A statement handed out yesterday says journalists accredited to the National Palace could enter the Embajadores salon and be present in the activity.
Leaders of business, politics and lawmakers have asked the Government to announce without delay the measures to face the crisis brought about by the rise in oil, and a wage increase.
In the last few weeks, the chief executive has met several times with the cabinet officials in the energy, economic, social and farming areas to analyze the measure to be will announced.
The last meeting took place last night with the National Council on Food Security.
At first some officials said Fernandez would speak to the country to announce the measures to face the crisis brought about by the constant rises in the prices of a barrel of oil and in nutritional products.
Several officials, among them vice president Rafael Alburquerque; Economy minister Temístocles Montas and Dominican State Electrical Companies (CDEEE) vice president Radhamés Segura, assured the measures to be taken won’t jeopardize the poorest citizens and would be accompanied with social compensation.
From: Canada
Fasten your seat belts its going to be a bumpy ride
From: United States
In the midts of the supposed world crisis and now D.R's President calling for a meeting / televised press conference to announced the new measures to face such fictional crisis. to placed more fears into people just like religious fanatics and nonfanatics that want for you to think the world is coming to an end. Today despites the increases in the price of oil, D.R. is much more stronger economically than it was at this same period last year. For D.R. the problems are the same as always: 1) big business, overprice their items 2) small business are force to overprice as well, 3) retailers also used the same excuses as big business and overprice . It does not matter if the product is imported or produced internally and they don't care if it sell or not cause they let it sit on the shelf until it rods. There's no control, so what can the President say that the majority of the population has not been living for decades. They have no shane in showing their faces or are peole that stupid.
From: United States
hectorvargas,
What boat did you just get off of.
Hello maybe some metro that was stuck underground for lack of electricity and therefore you didn't get enough air while the blowers are off.
Or you really don't know what is really going on.
Written by: Belial, 10 Jul 2008 1:35 PM
From: United States, Texas
Key thing is to explain chief causes of the oil and food crises -- coldblooded imperialist sabotage, to help social forces become more productive and adopt austerity.
Imperialist scum, especially GOP trash, in many media and ideological positions typically pass the buck for bad things and swipe credit for good things.
Pro-capitalist slime are largely blaming the oil and food crises on the "inefficiency, mismanagement, and corruption" of the bourgeoisie in backward and underdeveloped countries. Imperial running dogs, with saliva and foam dripping from their mouths as they run around barking and growling at the workers and the poor, even deny that any oil and food crises exist. The running dogs insist the ruling bourgeoisie of poor countries only talks about oil and food crises, trying to divert attention from its ""inefficiency, mismanagement, and corruption."
LF shouldn't beat up the DR people for imperialist-produced crises nor stay silent about causality for the crises.
From: United States
I agree with Mr Vargas with respect to the Following
"Today despites the increases in the price of oil, D.R. is much more stronger economically than it was at this same period last year. For D.R. the problems are the same as always: 1) big business, overprice their items 2) small business are force to overprice as well, 3) retailers also used the same excuses as big business and overprice . It does not matter if the product is imported or produced internally and they don't care if it sell or not cause they let it sit on the shelf until it rod"
This is very true. DR is much better off today than last year. Unfortunately because of items 1, 2 & 3, consumers are not able to benefit from the the stronger economy. Dominicans have no concept of real Marketing and competition strategies.
Written by: anthonyC, 10 Jul 2008 1:55 PM
From: United States
I can picture Belail now.
Typing away on his Keyboard in his apartment which is just a bedroom in his mother's apt.
A Che Guevara poster over his futon. Bookshelf made with cement bricks and boards. His Trotsky goatee and a lame ponytail. Peace symbol hanging from his neck and various piercings and Tattoos. The same piercings and tattoos that all of his type gets to show their individuality.
From: United States
(continued)
Now as far as " What the President should say?
I think he should state the truth of economic state.
I think he should state how he will execute a "real" plan to combat corruption
-he will establish open community forums for open discussions
-he will establish a Corruption hot line
-he will reduce or halt congressional pay or raises
-he will invest in police force and mandate that all police personnel
obtain a higher education degree within 7 years of inception
-he will promote entrepreneurship by creating a red-tape free dept.
-he should state he will aggressively enforce price control/gauging
-he should state he will invest in more border patrol to reduce illegal immigration
-he will institute a social investment program where citizens could obtain credits
for things such as volunteer ism etc
just a few things i think he should state.
And so, my fellow Dominican, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
Written by: anthonyC, 10 Jul 2008 2:07 PM
From: United States
"-he will establish open community forums for open discussions"
There already are forums for discussion. They are called TV, Radio, Newspapers and the Internet.
"-he will promote entrepreneurship by creating a red-tape free dept."
Isn't that oxy-moronic?
"-he should state he will aggressively enforce price control/gauging"
Oh yea. That will work! History has shown us how that has worked sooooooo many times,
"-he will institute a social investment program where citizens could obtain credits
for things such as volunteer ism etc"
How can it be volunteering if you are doing it for credits?
Written by: Belial, 10 Jul 2008 2:09 PM
From: United States, Texas
It's important to understand the diseased mentality of the saliva-and-foam-dripping imperial running dogs who deny the reality of the oil and food crises.
Generally, running dogs don't dispute that prices for oil and food rose between 100% and 200% last year while wages stayed the same or were eroded by inflation, greatly reducing the workers' access to food and energy.
What the bourgeois running dog disputes is that this change is a crisis rather than welcome opportunity for bourgeoisie to cut wages of the workers who are in no position to resist capitalist exploitation now that the workers and their families are twice as hungry as they used to be.
"What crisis? There ain't no crisis. Business can become more competitive now. This is market 'correction,' not a crisis." the sly bourgeois scum mocks and argues.
To spare the workers the full blow of the price hikes, the bourgeois state offered subsidies for energy and food.
The dogs want workers to feel the full blow.
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago
ladronaso,
-he should state he will aggressively enforce price control/gauging
YES!! that way we pay 50 pesos for a president light in sosua and cabarette like Puerto Plata,
not the 100-120pesos............. Go Leonel!!!!!!!
From: United Kingdom
Leonel is going to come out with the usual blah blah blah
Written by: Belial, 10 Jul 2008 3:08 PM
From: United States, Texas
"I can picture Belail now.Typing away on his Keyboard in his apartment which is just a bedroom in his mother's apt. A Che Guevara poster over his futon. Bookshelf made with cement bricks and boards. His Trotsky goatee and a lame ponytail. Peace symbol hanging from his neck and various piercings and Tattoos. The same Peace symbol hanging from his neck and various piercings and Tattoos. that all of his type gets to show their individuality," anthony C exercises his imagination.
0000
"Typing away on his Keyboard in his apartment which is just a bedroom in his mother's apt. "
I live alone and type in home office. So, O on 10 scale.
"A Che Guevara poster over his futon."
No posters. Again 0.
"Bookshelf made with cement bricks and boards. "
10 on 10 scale.
"goatee and a lame ponytail"
No goatee or ponytail. O, again.
"Peace symbol... piercings and Tattoos. "
None of the above. So, 0 again. And, as for "piercings" ... a minus zero.
Written by: Belial, 10 Jul 2008 3:17 PM
From: United States, Texas
So, anthonyC gets one out of five, but he nails the one.
If this result is illustrative, then anthonyC is right about me 20% of the time and wrong 80%.
The result must NOT be illustrative, because, in the past, anthonyC was wrong about me a lot more than 80% of the time.
And anthonyC, stop fantasizing about me. You give me the creeps.
Why don't you fantasize about GC? He'll like it.
Written by: Belial, 10 Jul 2008 4:14 PM
From: United States, Texas
BEST WAY
p. 1 or 2
To do food crisis, the DR must greatly increase food production to feed Dominicans, to export to earn for foreign exchange and oil.
So, how do ya greatly increase food production?
You EITHER allocate more resources to
(1) bourgeois farmers OR to
(2) rural proletariat and petty bourgeois farmers OR to
(3) urban proletariat to duplicate the stunningly successful Cuban experience with urban farming.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/20....B-FEA-GEN-Cuba-Farming-Havana.phpBEST WAY
Let (3), proletarian urban farms, largely feed the country, while (1) bourgeois farmers, and perhaps (2), the small farmers, produce to export for hard currency and oil.
The problem: The bourgeoisie in Dominican agriculture, up-to-date on the science and engineering sides of farming, is degenerately servile toward the US imperialists who don't tolerate any degree of proletarian self-sufficiency in food consumption and distribution.
Written by: Belial, 10 Jul 2008 4:16 PM
From: United States, Texas
THE OTHER WAY
P.2 OF 2
So, the BEST WAY is out. Not a chance.
Let's look at the OTHER WAY than the BEST WAY
That leaves only: Allocate all the resources for greatly increasing food production to the worthless Dominican bourgeoisie in the farming sector and pray to either God of the Zionists or to the Nazarene of the hypocrites or to Prophet Muhammad of the martyrs or to some of the 5000 Hindu Gods or, above all, to The Buddha that a sector of the Dominican bourgeoisie, for the first time in its history, refuses to kiss the behind of the US imperialists who coldbloodedly manufactured the food crisis.
From: United States
Someone Its coming out of the closet !!!!
LOL
Written by: Belial, 10 Jul 2008 5:49 PM
From: United States, Texas
"Someone Its coming out of the closet !!!!"
oooo
And it's frightful and dreadful whom he fantasizes about as he comes out.
Perhaps, the closet is overcrowded.
I pray he either fantasizes about another or returns to the closet.
Did you note his subliminal mention of "piercings?"
Plural, no less.
So, he's coming of the closet to pierce!
Why doesn't he pierce in the closet?
Isn't that's what closets are for?
He doesn't have come out to pierce.
Perhaps, he believes he will pierce more outside.
Written by: sangwong 
, 10 Jul 2008 5:59 PM
From: United States
Dominicans need not worry too much about the impending "crisis". Don't let the Malthusian alarmists scare you. This is a fertile and beautiful island with an enormous potential for growing food. Human labor will always been the most important factor of production. Dominicans are smart and resourceful people and they will find a way to cheerfully overcome even the most difficult challenges of this so called "crisis". There will always be tourists even in the worst of times. Dominicans abroad will continue sending cash to help their families back home. They sent $3 billion in 2007 and the amount could be even higher this year. It will be just fine.
From: United States
I can't agree more with you SangWong, your Dominican resourceful partner feed you "Yame and lemon leaves tea"
From: United States
3 biggest issues in Dominican Republic:
1- Massive illegal Haitians (attempting against Dominican constitution)
2- Enviroment (Destruction)
3- Crimes and murder
Once LF solve or try to correct this issues "Dominicans" will be moving in the right path.
From: United States
Regarding anthonyC, 10 Jul 2008 2:07 PM
First of all to clarify any feebleminded perceptions that maybe crippling a readers ability to think outside and beyond the box, I will expound on just a few negative responses to my entries.
<==>
A reader replied--------> Isn't that oxy-moronic?
FYI there are many interested parties who are willing explore business opportunities in DR but are lured away to other countries because of the excessive red tape, and inconsistency of government regulations etc.
By creating a such a dept. it would provide incentives to foreigners and allow them to seriously explore any possibilities. In addition it will motivate locals to organize and formalize legitimate business.
<==>
A reader replied--------> Oh yea. That will work! History has shown us how that has worked sooooooo many times.
From: United States
(cont)
The Dominican market is controlled by the oligarchs and unless government steps in to place restrictions and fines on businesses which manipulate demand, supply and prices then DR will never have a real free market.
It can work. It just needs to be done and done correctly.
<==>
A reader replied--------> How can it be volunteering if you are doing it for credits?
Credits/points would not be monetary or of monetary material value but rather in credits/points towards education, career advancement, professional development, etc.
e.g the U.S provides loan forgiveness on student loans if individual participate in specific public service related fields.
Lets Think beyond the box!
From: United States
(cont)
Now If you seriously think you can do a better job then go for it! Stop complaining and whining where it isn't going to accomplish anything. Instead complain to your mother and father for contributing to the pervasive ignorance of the Dominican Society. They are the guilty ones (our parents, your mine etc)for our current state. And once you get done complaining, ask yourself:
What am I doing to improve the conditions of Dom Rep. What can I do?
From: United States
And so, my fellow Dominican, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
From: United States
actually, ladronaso, i was about to question that ¨oxy moronic¨reference, but you beat me to it. i am still puzzled by what it is supposed to mean, i must admit. it is precisely because there is so much red tape and obstructionism that entrepreneurship is stifled. might i remind people that an investor and an entrepreneur are not the same creature. entrepreneurs are pioneers; they are the rebel , creative element that gives us businesses such as google and you tube; guys and girls with brilliant new cutting edge ideas. investors put their money in teasury bills!
Written by: anthonyC, 11 Jul 2008 12:30 PM
From: United States
"FYI there are many interested parties who are willing explore business opportunities in DR but are lured away to other countries because of the excessive red tape, and inconsistency of government regulations etc.
By creating a such a dept. it would provide incentives to foreigners and allow them to seriously explore any possibilities. In addition it will motivate locals to organize and formalize legitimate business."
So to cut paper work there is the need for ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY?
"Credits/points would not be monetary or of monetary material value but rather in credits/points towards education, career advancement, professional development, etc.
e.g the U.S provides loan forgiveness on student loans if individual participate in specific public service related fields."
To Volunteer means to give of oneself without expectations of an intrinsic reward. So if you agree to do something with the expectation of being paid or rewarded then it is volunteering. It is employment
Written by: anthonyC, 11 Jul 2008 12:32 PM
From: United States
"And so, my fellow Dominican, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
1. I am not Dominican.
2. Paraphrasing J.F.K., the worst President in US history, will get you nowhere we me.
3. I own several businesses which fuel the economy and provide real jobs. What do you do besides whine and cry that it isn't fair?
From: United States
anthonyc, do you list George Bush among american presidents?
Written by: anthonyC, 11 Jul 2008 12:51 PM
From: United States
"anthonyc, do you list George Bush among american presidents?"
Currently he is #7 on my list
From: United States
from the top or from the bottom?
From: United States
Regarding anthonyC, 11 Jul 2008 12:32 PM
1. I am not Dominican.
3. I own several businesses which fuel the economy and provide real jobs. What do you do besides whine and cry that it isn't fair?
First of all as I stated, "Think outside and beyond the box." My suggestions were not meant to be taken as literal solutions and ideas of how to change the future of Dominican Republic. They were ideas and suggestions to explore.
Second, If you are not Dominican; have not or are not willing to embraced the Dominican Culture; its people it countrysides; its poverty; its history; its suffering; its magnificence, its ills and its potential, then their is no legitimacy to you or your comments. You have no purpose here except to complain, gripe and provide frivolous and irrelevant psycho babble. Guess this makes you a simple bastard looking for legitimacy.
You are as significant as the compromising material instruments of greed. Your money.
From: United States
Regarding: dreadlocks, 11 Jul 2008 11:43 AM
Dreads, red tape is a major hurdle. I have spoken to individuals who have wanted to explore business opportunities but have redirected their interest to other countries having less red tape.
Recently while on a plane from SDQ to US. I spoke an American who had traveled to the DR specifically to explore business opportunities. He currently has several small shops in Cartagena Columbia and wanted to do the same in DR. He was very disgusted with the entire experience. He couldn't understand why it involved double the capital investment. Understanding the level of corruption, he said you could accomplish far more in Columbia than the DR. He stated that even the corrupt mechanisms in place were unreliable in SDQ compared to Cartagena. He wasn't impressed by any means.
From: United States
Dreads this an example of how the DR government could capitalize on the tourism. By measuring visitors perception and use it as a tool to improve conditions. If visitors at random were chosen at the Airport to complete a survey outlining their experience and level of satisfaction as well as suggestions. They would be able to identify areas that need most improvements and perhaps try to work to improve these areas.
But this takes leadership, experience and motivation from the government and businesses.
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What boat did you just get off of.
Hello maybe some metro that was stuck underground for lack of electricity and therefore you didn't get enough air while the blowers are off.
Or you really don't know what is really going on.
Imperialist scum, especially GOP trash, in many media and ideological positions typically pass the buck for bad things and swipe credit for good things.
Pro-capitalist slime are largely blaming the oil and food crises on the "inefficiency, mismanagement, and corruption" of the bourgeoisie in backward and underdeveloped countries. Imperial running dogs, with saliva and foam dripping from their mouths as they run around barking and growling at the workers and the poor, even deny that any oil and food crises exist. The running dogs insist the ruling bourgeoisie of poor countries only talks about oil and food crises, trying to divert attention from its ""inefficiency, mismanagement, and corruption."
LF shouldn't beat up the DR people for imperialist-produced crises nor stay silent about causality for the crises.
"Today despites the increases in the price of oil, D.R. is much more stronger economically than it was at this same period last year. For D.R. the problems are the same as always: 1) big business, overprice their items 2) small business are force to overprice as well, 3) retailers also used the same excuses as big business and overprice . It does not matter if the product is imported or produced internally and they don't care if it sell or not cause they let it sit on the shelf until it rod"
This is very true. DR is much better off today than last year. Unfortunately because of items 1, 2 & 3, consumers are not able to benefit from the the stronger economy. Dominicans have no concept of real Marketing and competition strategies.
Typing away on his Keyboard in his apartment which is just a bedroom in his mother's apt.
A Che Guevara poster over his futon. Bookshelf made with cement bricks and boards. His Trotsky goatee and a lame ponytail. Peace symbol hanging from his neck and various piercings and Tattoos. The same piercings and tattoos that all of his type gets to show their individuality.
Now as far as " What the President should say?
I think he should state the truth of economic state.
I think he should state how he will execute a "real" plan to combat corruption
-he will establish open community forums for open discussions
-he will establish a Corruption hot line
-he will reduce or halt congressional pay or raises
-he will invest in police force and mandate that all police personnel
obtain a higher education degree within 7 years of inception
-he will promote entrepreneurship by creating a red-tape free dept.
-he should state he will aggressively enforce price control/gauging
-he should state he will invest in more border patrol to reduce illegal immigration
-he will institute a social investment program where citizens could obtain credits
for things such as volunteer ism etc
just a few things i think he should state.
And so, my fellow Dominican, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
There already are forums for discussion. They are called TV, Radio, Newspapers and the Internet.
"-he will promote entrepreneurship by creating a red-tape free dept."
Isn't that oxy-moronic?
"-he should state he will aggressively enforce price control/gauging"
Oh yea. That will work! History has shown us how that has worked sooooooo many times,
"-he will institute a social investment program where citizens could obtain credits
for things such as volunteer ism etc"
How can it be volunteering if you are doing it for credits?
Generally, running dogs don't dispute that prices for oil and food rose between 100% and 200% last year while wages stayed the same or were eroded by inflation, greatly reducing the workers' access to food and energy.
What the bourgeois running dog disputes is that this change is a crisis rather than welcome opportunity for bourgeoisie to cut wages of the workers who are in no position to resist capitalist exploitation now that the workers and their families are twice as hungry as they used to be.
"What crisis? There ain't no crisis. Business can become more competitive now. This is market 'correction,' not a crisis." the sly bourgeois scum mocks and argues.
To spare the workers the full blow of the price hikes, the bourgeois state offered subsidies for energy and food.
The dogs want workers to feel the full blow.
-he should state he will aggressively enforce price control/gauging
YES!! that way we pay 50 pesos for a president light in sosua and cabarette like Puerto Plata,
not the 100-120pesos............. Go Leonel!!!!!!!
0000
"Typing away on his Keyboard in his apartment which is just a bedroom in his mother's apt. "
I live alone and type in home office. So, O on 10 scale.
"A Che Guevara poster over his futon."
No posters. Again 0.
"Bookshelf made with cement bricks and boards. "
10 on 10 scale.
"goatee and a lame ponytail"
No goatee or ponytail. O, again.
"Peace symbol... piercings and Tattoos. "
None of the above. So, 0 again. And, as for "piercings" ... a minus zero.
If this result is illustrative, then anthonyC is right about me 20% of the time and wrong 80%.
The result must NOT be illustrative, because, in the past, anthonyC was wrong about me a lot more than 80% of the time.
And anthonyC, stop fantasizing about me. You give me the creeps.
Why don't you fantasize about GC? He'll like it.
p. 1 or 2
To do food crisis, the DR must greatly increase food production to feed Dominicans, to export to earn for foreign exchange and oil.
So, how do ya greatly increase food production?
You EITHER allocate more resources to
(1) bourgeois farmers OR to
(2) rural proletariat and petty bourgeois farmers OR to
(3) urban proletariat to duplicate the stunningly successful Cuban experience with urban farming.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/20....B-FEA-GEN-Cuba-Farming-Havana.php
BEST WAY
Let (3), proletarian urban farms, largely feed the country, while (1) bourgeois farmers, and perhaps (2), the small farmers, produce to export for hard currency and oil.
The problem: The bourgeoisie in Dominican agriculture, up-to-date on the science and engineering sides of farming, is degenerately servile toward the US imperialists who don't tolerate any degree of proletarian self-sufficiency in food consumption and distribution.
P.2 OF 2
So, the BEST WAY is out. Not a chance.
Let's look at the OTHER WAY than the BEST WAY
That leaves only: Allocate all the resources for greatly increasing food production to the worthless Dominican bourgeoisie in the farming sector and pray to either God of the Zionists or to the Nazarene of the hypocrites or to Prophet Muhammad of the martyrs or to some of the 5000 Hindu Gods or, above all, to The Buddha that a sector of the Dominican bourgeoisie, for the first time in its history, refuses to kiss the behind of the US imperialists who coldbloodedly manufactured the food crisis.
LOL
oooo
And it's frightful and dreadful whom he fantasizes about as he comes out.
Perhaps, the closet is overcrowded.
I pray he either fantasizes about another or returns to the closet.
Did you note his subliminal mention of "piercings?"
Plural, no less.
So, he's coming of the closet to pierce!
Why doesn't he pierce in the closet?
Isn't that's what closets are for?
He doesn't have come out to pierce.
Perhaps, he believes he will pierce more outside.
1- Massive illegal Haitians (attempting against Dominican constitution)
2- Enviroment (Destruction)
3- Crimes and murder
Once LF solve or try to correct this issues "Dominicans" will be moving in the right path.
First of all to clarify any feebleminded perceptions that maybe crippling a readers ability to think outside and beyond the box, I will expound on just a few negative responses to my entries.
<==>
A reader replied--------> Isn't that oxy-moronic?
FYI there are many interested parties who are willing explore business opportunities in DR but are lured away to other countries because of the excessive red tape, and inconsistency of government regulations etc.
By creating a such a dept. it would provide incentives to foreigners and allow them to seriously explore any possibilities. In addition it will motivate locals to organize and formalize legitimate business.
<==>
A reader replied--------> Oh yea. That will work! History has shown us how that has worked sooooooo many times.
The Dominican market is controlled by the oligarchs and unless government steps in to place restrictions and fines on businesses which manipulate demand, supply and prices then DR will never have a real free market.
It can work. It just needs to be done and done correctly.
<==>
A reader replied--------> How can it be volunteering if you are doing it for credits?
Credits/points would not be monetary or of monetary material value but rather in credits/points towards education, career advancement, professional development, etc.
e.g the U.S provides loan forgiveness on student loans if individual participate in specific public service related fields.
Lets Think beyond the box!
Now If you seriously think you can do a better job then go for it! Stop complaining and whining where it isn't going to accomplish anything. Instead complain to your mother and father for contributing to the pervasive ignorance of the Dominican Society. They are the guilty ones (our parents, your mine etc)for our current state. And once you get done complaining, ask yourself:
What am I doing to improve the conditions of Dom Rep. What can I do?
By creating a such a dept. it would provide incentives to foreigners and allow them to seriously explore any possibilities. In addition it will motivate locals to organize and formalize legitimate business."
So to cut paper work there is the need for ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY?
"Credits/points would not be monetary or of monetary material value but rather in credits/points towards education, career advancement, professional development, etc.
e.g the U.S provides loan forgiveness on student loans if individual participate in specific public service related fields."
To Volunteer means to give of oneself without expectations of an intrinsic reward. So if you agree to do something with the expectation of being paid or rewarded then it is volunteering. It is employment
1. I am not Dominican.
2. Paraphrasing J.F.K., the worst President in US history, will get you nowhere we me.
3. I own several businesses which fuel the economy and provide real jobs. What do you do besides whine and cry that it isn't fair?
Currently he is #7 on my list
1. I am not Dominican.
3. I own several businesses which fuel the economy and provide real jobs. What do you do besides whine and cry that it isn't fair?
First of all as I stated, "Think outside and beyond the box." My suggestions were not meant to be taken as literal solutions and ideas of how to change the future of Dominican Republic. They were ideas and suggestions to explore.
Second, If you are not Dominican; have not or are not willing to embraced the Dominican Culture; its people it countrysides; its poverty; its history; its suffering; its magnificence, its ills and its potential, then their is no legitimacy to you or your comments. You have no purpose here except to complain, gripe and provide frivolous and irrelevant psycho babble. Guess this makes you a simple bastard looking for legitimacy.
You are as significant as the compromising material instruments of greed. Your money.
Dreads, red tape is a major hurdle. I have spoken to individuals who have wanted to explore business opportunities but have redirected their interest to other countries having less red tape.
Recently while on a plane from SDQ to US. I spoke an American who had traveled to the DR specifically to explore business opportunities. He currently has several small shops in Cartagena Columbia and wanted to do the same in DR. He was very disgusted with the entire experience. He couldn't understand why it involved double the capital investment. Understanding the level of corruption, he said you could accomplish far more in Columbia than the DR. He stated that even the corrupt mechanisms in place were unreliable in SDQ compared to Cartagena. He wasn't impressed by any means.
But this takes leadership, experience and motivation from the government and businesses.